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Grafton, Sue. B Is For Burglar. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, 1985.
Price: US$14.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book Club edition. SIGNED by author on a bookplate affixed to front end page (signature only). Light page age-toning. 185 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Daniel Montemarano, Newfield, NJ, U.S.A.
Sue Grafton. B' is for Burglar. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1985.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Signed. Book Club edition. SIGNED by author on title page. Minor age wear. Pages/boards clean. Jacket in mylar, minor shelf wear.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Sue Grafton. B is for Burglar. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, New York, 1985.
Price: US$15.99 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: BV3 - An ex-library first edition hardcover book SIGNED by Sue Grafton in poor condition in poor dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dustj acket has wrinkling, chipping, and crease on the edges and corners, scattered wrinkling and crease, discoloration and shelf wear. Book has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), cocked, back free endpaper cutout/missing, cover edgewear, scattered stains, wrinkling, crease, and some tears, discoloration, and significant shelf wear. A Kinsey Millhone Mystery. 8.25"x5.5", 229 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Sue Grafton (Sue Taylor Grafton) was an American author of detective novels. She is best known as the author of the "alphabet series" ("A" Is for Alibi, etc.) featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone in the fictional city of Santa Teresa, California. The daughter of detective novelist C. W. Grafton, she said the strongest influence on her crime novels was author Ross Macdonald. Before her success with this series, she wrote screenplays for television movies. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Bookmarc's, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Sue Grafton. B is for Burglar. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, 1985.
Price: US$21.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: BF1 - A hardcover book club SIGNED by Sue Grafton on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping, and some teasr on the edges and corners, light scratches and rubing, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book lightly cocked, some bumped corners, some stains on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. A Rinehart Suspense Novel. 8.5"x5.75", 185 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Sue Grafton (Sue Taylor Grafton) was an American author of detective novels. She is best known as the author of the "alphabet series" ("A" Is for Alibi, etc.) featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone in the fictional city of Santa Teresa, California. The daughter of detective novelist C. W. Grafton, she said the strongest influence on her crime novels was author Ross Macdonald. Before her success with this series, she wrote screenplays for television movies. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Bookmarc's, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Sue Grafton. B is for Burglar. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, 1985.
Price: US$21.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: CC4 - A hardcover book club SIGNED by Sue Grafton on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, lightly cocked, light discoloration and shelf wear. A Rinehart Suspense Novel. 8.5"x5.75", 185 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Sue Grafton (Sue Taylor Grafton) was an American author of detective novels. She is best known as the author of the "alphabet series" ("A" Is for Alibi, etc.) featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone in the fictional city of Santa Teresa, California. The daughter of detective novelist C. W. Grafton, she said the strongest influence on her crime novels was author Ross Macdonald. Before her success with this series, she wrote screenplays for television movies. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Bookmarc's, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Sue Grafton. B is for Burglar. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, 1985.
Price: US$21.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: AQ3 - A hardcover book club SIGNED by Sue Grafton on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book lightly cocked, some light writing on the front free endpaper, light discoloration and shelf wear. A Rinehart Suspense Novel. 8.5"x5.75", 185 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Sue Grafton (Sue Taylor Grafton) was an American author of detective novels. She is best known as the author of the "alphabet series" ("A" Is for Alibi, etc.) featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone in the fictional city of Santa Teresa, California. The daughter of detective novelist C. W. Grafton, she said the strongest influence on her crime novels was author Ross Macdonald. Before her success with this series, she wrote screenplays for television movies. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Bookmarc's, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
GRAFTON,, Sue.. B" IS FOR BURGLAR.. New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, c.1985., 1985.
Price: US$22.45 + shipping
Description: [vi]+186pp. 8vo. Original quarter papered boards in dustwrapper, minor crease on backstrip. A near fine copy. Book Club edition. Signed by the aurthor on insert loosely enclosed.
Seller: Grant's Bookshop, Cheltenham, VIC, Australia
Grafton, Sue. B Is For Burglar. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, 1985.
Price: US$24.50 + shipping
Description: Book Club edition. SIGNED by author on special Kinsey Millhone bookplate affixed to front end page (signature only. Light page age-toning. 185 pages. (Bonus: Comes with a unsigned 1st printing hardcover copy of Grafton's novel "T Is For Tresspass"). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Daniel Montemarano, Newfield, NJ, U.S.A.
Grafton, Sue. B" is for Burglar. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston 1985, 1985.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine in Fine dj, US Later Edition Hardcover Signed with a Short Inscription SIGNED Protected in clear Mylar cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped in a box. We do not stock or sell ex-library or Book Club editions. We are always looking to buy hardcover Mysteries and Thrillers.
Seller: Mystery Mike's, Carmel, IN, U.S.A.
Grafton, Sue. B" is for Burglar. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, U. S. A., 1985.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Book Club Edition. Signed by author on title page (see photo) . Book is Near Fine with a slight lean to the spine, a small bump at the base of the spine, and barely visible impressions of bookstore notes on the FFEP that were erased. Boards are gray with the title in red along the spine. Binding is tight, and it appears that the book is in unread condition. Dust jacket has two closed corner tears, a closed upper edge tear in the front of the jacket, and slight rubbing & creasing. ; Book Club Edition; Signed by Author
Seller: West Side Books, Modesto, CA, U.S.A.
Grafton, Sue. B Is for Burglar **Signed**. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, New York, 1985.
Price: US$43.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Signed by Author on title page - signature only - received in person. Book Club Edition Tight and Crisp Book is in Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges are clean. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Is covered by Mylar Brodart. All-ways well boxed, All-ways fast service. Thanks for browsing our inventory.
Seller: All-Ways Fiction, Carson City, NV, U.S.A.
GRAFTON, SUE. B IS FOR BURGLAR. holt rinehart & winston, 1985.
Price: US$49.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Book Club Edition Hardcover LIKE NEW/dustjacket NEAR FINE brodart covered, SIGNED on the FULL title page by author SUE GRAFTON
Seller: ODDS & ENDS BOOKS, Sherwood Forest, CA, U.S.A.
Grafton, Sue. B" is for Burglar. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston 1985, 1985.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine in Fine dj, US Later Edition Hardcover Signed on the Title Page SIGNED Protected in clear Mylar cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped in a box. We do not stock or sell ex-library or Book Club editions.
Seller: Mystery Mike's, Carmel, IN, U.S.A.
Sue Grafton. B is for Burglar {Signed}. Holt,Rinehart and Winston, 1985.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo. 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". 229pp. Signed, inscribed and dated 5/25/89 on title page. A very nice copy in dust jacket.
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Grafton, Sue. B Is For Burglar. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, New York, 1985.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 2nd in the Kinsey Millhone series. SIGNED & inscribed by the Author on title page. Mystery, Signed
Seller: Nightingale Books, stoughton, MA, U.S.A.
Grafton, Sue. B is for Burglar. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, 1985.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Smaller Octavo. Gray boards quarterbound in a red cloth backstrip with shiny silver foil lettering on the spine. Book has light bumping at the head and tail of the spine with just a trace of accompanying rubbing. White endpapers. Signed by the author in blue felt tipped pen on a bookplate that has been fixed to the title page just under Grafton's printed name. Binding is straight and tight. Pages are all clean, white, and crisp. 229 pages. Dust Jacket - has a trace of rubbing at the head and tail of the spine and at the extreme tips of the outside corners. Faint evidence of handling in a couple places on the rear cover and one on the front - light enough that you may not know if you've found them or not, but we take pride in mentioning everything we can discover. Original $14.95 price on the upper corner of the front inside flap. Nice copy., Uncommon.
Seller: THE PRINTED GARDEN, ABA, MPIBA, SANDY, UT, U.S.A.
Grafton, Sue. B Is for Burglar. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1985.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Tanning to the dust jacket. Signed by the author to the previous owner on the title page "For Neil with warmest regards from Kinsey and me Sue 4-20-89." Second printing.
Seller: Dan A. Domike, Hoquiam, WA, U.S.A.
Grafton , Sue. B Is For Burglar. Holt,Rinehart,Winston, New York, 1985.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The pages are very clean except for Sue Grafton inscription "For B is for Bob, yours til the end of crime. Sue 5-4-86". Someone she evidently knew. There is a smudge on the red portion to the front board, otherwise it is fine. The dust jacket has very minor shelf wear with a 1/4 closed tear on the back cover. Overall a very collectible signede copy.
Seller: Rose Publications, Glendale, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first printing, hardcover. 229 pages. Near fine with bottom edge of spine faded, in a very good dust jacket with very light edge wear and edges of flaps tanned. NOT price-clipped. Mylar cover on jacket. Inscribed and SIGNED by the author on the title page: "To Marian __ warmest regards Sue 5-5-85"
Seller: Ziebarth Books, Coal Valley, IL, U.S.A.
Grafton, Sue *INSCRIBED*. B is for Burglar. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1985.
Price: US$490.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1st edition. Beautiful copy in like dust jacket which has not been price clipped, $14.95. Very minor age spots to the top of the page ends, which is common with this title. Boldly inscribed by Grafton "To Jeff, Yours Until Z is for Zero. The gorgeous dust jacket has been placed in new Mylar. Author's B is for Burglar business card laid in.
Seller: Sleuth Books, FABA, Palm Coast, FL, U.S.A.
Grafton, Sue. B" is for Burglar. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, 1985.
Price: US$540.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Bound in publisher's original red quarter cloth and grey boards, spine lettered in gilt. Signed and dated presentation on the title page.
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: SIGNED. 229pp. Octavo [21cm]. 1/4 red cloth over gray boards. Title stamped in silver on spine. Minimal rubbing to extremities. In a mildly toned dust jacket. The second volume of Grafton's immensely popular "alphabet series." Signed by the author in black ink on the title page.
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton (First Edition) Signed Sharp, tight copy with minor lean. Sharp, bright copy. Slight staining on interior panels. Not price clipped. In clear protective cover. Stated first edition with full number line. Signed by author on title page.
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Grafton, Sue. B is for Burglar. Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1985.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: FIRST EDITION with the complete number line. Red cloth spine with lettering in silver. Gray boards. Signed by Grafton on the title page. Not inscribed. The lettering on the spine is a bit rubbed but it is otherwise nearly fine. The dust jacket has only minimal wear. The red lettering to the spine is somewhat faded. There is a gentle crease along the spine. Without chips or tears. $14.95 to the front flap. This copy includes the rare review slip which is printed on a heavier weight paper. It also included the business card sized "B is for Burglar" book mark. ; Kinsey Millhone Mysteries; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 186 pages; Signed by Author
Seller: Scott Emerson Books, ABAA, El Cajon, CA, U.S.A.
Grafton, Sue. B" Is for Burglar. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1985.
Price: US$899.98 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Three years after "A: Is for Alphabet" kicked off the author's renowned alphabet series featuring female private investigator Kinsey Millhone, she's back for "B,'' & would continue to appear over the next three decades until Grafton's untimely death in 2017, with the final book "Z" remaining unwritten. From the estate of a local mystery collector, this is a FIRST EDITION, First Printing hardcover book with original, unclipped DJ, which has been protected in a mylar cover since purchased Brand New. SIGNED by the AUTHOR in black marker (her name only) on title page. Both book & DJ are in Fine condition (our highest grade): just slightly less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean, binding strong & square, creamy white pages. Absolutely NO writing or underlining or highlighting. NOT ex-lib; NOT bce. The DJ is virtually flawless: bright & colorful NO fading or wear. A beauty!Please see our photos--they show the EXACT book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand! Description & photos property of Gargoyle Books. Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.
Grafton, Sue. B" IS FOR BURGLAR. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, 1985.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Description: Signed first printing, the second of the Kinsey Millhone series, in which the hard-boiled Santa Teresa private detective investigates a missing person case. Grafton hit her stride in this second book, crystallizing the traits that made A IS FOR ALIBI so good: crisply drawn characters, a steady raising of stakes, and a sense of increasing momentum towards the inevitable conclusion - all overseen by the no-nonsense Kinsey Millhone in the fictional version of Santa Barbara, California. Grafton's detective was far from the first woman to drive a popular mystery, but Kinsey Millhone's particular personality has spurred literary descendants across genres, from thrillers to urban fantasy. 8'' x 5.25''. Original quarter red cloth, grey paper boards, silver-lettered spine. In original unclipped ($14.95) red and black dust jacket with illustration by Linda M. Benson. [10], 229, [1] pages. Signed by Grafton in black felt pen on title page.
Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Signed by author on title page with herunique and beautiful e calligraphihic style. Wise-cracking, female private investigator, Kinsey Millhone, is hired to find a missing sister. However, when the trail leads to Florida, Kinsey finds herself caught up in a dangerous case involving fire, burglary and murder. "B" IS FOR BURGLAR m the second in the Kinssey Millhone ;alphabet series, won both the Anthony and the Shamus Awards as Best Novel. Sue Grafton was one of the most popular female writers, both in the US and in the UK before her untimely death in 2017 at the age of 77. Fine, first edition, first printing, in very fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. Very scarce title in this condition. M103
Seller: Joe Staats, Bookseller, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Sue Grafton. B" is for Burglar. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, 1985.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1985. 229 pp. Approximately 5 1/2 x 8 1/4". Pictorial dust jacket in fine condition, with a vibrant cover, original price of $14.95 on the flap, and no fading on the spine. Grey paper over boards with red cloth 1/4 bound, silver lettering stamped crisply on spine, inscribed and signed by the author on the title page, full number line, no visible marks, in fine condition. Sue Grafton (1940 - 2017) was an American novelist. This is the second book in her well-known "alphabet series" featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone. Grafton also wrote screenplays and other 7 other novels before the alphabet series, 5 of which she destroyed unpublished.
Seller: The Book Lair, ABAA, Pleasanton, CA, U.S.A.
GRAFTON, Sue. B" is for Burglar. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, New York, 1985.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. A slight smudge on the front board else fine in fine dustwrapper. Signed by Grafton.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Grafton, Sue. B is for Burglar. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1985.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Sue Grafton on a laid in signature. An attractive dustjacket that is vibrant in color with light wear to the spine and edges. This ORIGINAL First State dustjacket has the printed price present on the front flap. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight, with light wear to the panels. The pages are clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a superb copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION SIGNED by the author. We buy Grafton First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.